Something that’s easy to take for granted, seeing the Torrance’s as a family unit isn’t really happening within The Shining. External shots of the hotel show 3 lights on in various (and spread out) parts of the hotel, the characters are often shown as individuals (or fighting), the theme of proximity is to say.. there isn’t a lot of it.
Danny is shoving himself up front during No.9 but is often shown by himself or ignored by Wendy.
Wendy is shown preparing food, sleeping, or getting attention from men other than her husband.
In this image · No.6
Sound Reflection as Structure
Having the sound link from Danny in the bathroom to Wendy at the sink creates the semiotic connection in sound. Kubrick has Danny in the bathroom in Image 129, with his hands unseen. Water is heard running and splashing. When we go to Image 130, Wendy is doing the dishes and running water is shown and heard.
Kubrick makes this choice to show other reflections of Danny’s awareness of his parents’ actions across the film, sometimes spatially and therefore thematically, and sometimes literally within the same space but shown symbolically. See: Proximity; Danny’s Awareness of Problems Caused by Parents.